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Foreign Language Placement Index

American Sign Language | Arabic | Chinese | French
German | Hebrew | Hindi | Italian | Japanese | Korean | Latin
Persian | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Tibetan | Urdu

Language Prerequisite/Placement
American Sign Language
ASL 101 no previous ASL
ASL 102 grade of C- or better in ASL 101 or placement interview
ASL 201 grade of C- or better in ASL 102 or placement interview
ASL 202 grade of C- or better in ASL 201 or placement interview

Note:

  1. Placement interviews for students with previous ASL experience will be given during the first week of classes. Contact Eric Reed for more information: .
  2. Unfortunately both sections of ASL 201 this fall are full, with a "waiting list."
Arabic
ARAB 101 no previous Arabic
ARAB 102 ARAB 101 or equivalent, or placement test administered by Arabic faculty
ARAB 201 ARAB 102 or equivalent, or permission of instructor, or placement test by Arabic faculty
ARAB 202 ARAB 201 or equivalent, or permission of instructor, or placement test by Arabic faculty
Chinese
CHIN 101 no previous Chinese
CHIN 102 A grade of C or better in CHIN 101 at U.Va, or the placement test administered by the Chinese language program
CHIN 106 the placement test administered by the Chinese language program
CHIN 201 A grade of C or better in CHIN 102 at U.Va, or the placement test administered by the Chinese language program
CHIN 202 A grade of C or better in CHIN 201 at U.Va, or the placement test administered by the Chinese language program
CHIN 206 A grade of C or better in CHIN 106 at U.Va, or the placement test administered by the Chinese language program

Note:

An SAT II Subject Test score of > 640 means your Foreign Language Requirement is fulfilled.

French
FREN 101 no previous French, or SAT II Subject Test score of < 440, or Orientation placement test score of < 296
FREN 102 FREN 101, or SAT II Subject Test score of 450-530, or 1-2 years of previous formal instruction and an Orientation Foreign Language Placement Exam score of 297-377
FREN 105 Previous background in French (more than two years of French in secondary school) and an SAT II Subject Test score of < 530, or an Orientation Foreign Language Placement Exam score < 377, or permission of the department
FREN 201 FREN 102, or SAT II Subject Test score of 540-600, or 1-3 years of previous formal instruction and an Orientation Foreign Language Placement Exam score of 378-394
FREN 202 FREN 201, or SAT II Subject Test score of 610-650, or 1-3 years of previous formal instruction and an Orientation Foreign Language Placement Exam score of 395-476

Note:

  1. FREN 101 is not to be taken by any student who has completed more than 2 years of high school French.
  2. An SAT II Subject Test score of > 660 or an AP score of > 3 on either the French Language or Literature exam or a Department Placement Test score of > 477 means your Foreign Language Requirement is fulfilled.
  3. A score of 4 or 5 on the French Language exams earns 3 credits for FREN 331; a score of 4 or 5 on the French Literature exam earns 3 credits for FREN 332.
  4. New students must take the online test by June 10.
German
GERM 101 no previous German, or SAT II Subject Test score of < 400
GERM 102 a grade of C- or better in GERM 101, or SAT II Subject Test score of 410-500
GERM 111R similar to GERM 101; accelerated course focusing more heavily on reading
GERM 201

a grade of C- or better in GERM 102, or SAT II Subject Test score of 510-620

Exempt from GERM 201 with AP score of 4 on German Language Exam; 3 Credits Earned
GERM 202

a grade of C- or better in GERM 201, or SAT II Subject Test score of 630-640

Exempt from GERM 201 and 202 with an AP score of 5 on the German Language exam; 6 credits earned for AP Credit

Note:

An SAT II Subject Test score of > 650 or an AP score of 5 or above means your Foreign Language Requirement is fulfilled. An AP score of 4 gives credit ONLY for GERM 201.
Hebrew

Note:

An SAT II Subject Test score of > 560 means your Foreign Language Requirement is fulfilled.
Hindi
HIND 101 no previous Hindi or Urdu
HIND 102 HIND 101 or equivalent, or permission of instructor, or placement test administered by Hindi/Urdu faculty
HIND 201 HIND 102 or equivalent, or permission of instructor, or placement test administered by Hindi/Urdu faculty
HIND 202 HIND 201 or equivalent, or permission of instructor, or placement test administered by Hindi/Urdu faculty
Italian
ITAL 101 no previous Italian, or SAT II Subject Test score of < 410
ITAL 102 SAT II Subject Test score of 420-510
ITAL 201 SAT II Subject Test score of 520-590
ITAL 202 SAT II Subject Test score of 600-640

Note:

An SAT II Subject Test score of > 650 means your Foreign Language Requirement is fulfilled.
Japanese
JAPN 101 no previous Japanese
JAPN 102 grade of C+ or better in JAPN 101, or equivalent
JAPN 201 grade of C+ or better in JAPN 102, or equivalent
JAPN 202 grade of C+ or better in JAPN 201, or equivalent

Note:

An SAT II Subject Test score of >700 means your Foreign Language Requirement is fulfilled.

Korean

Note:

An SAT II Subject Test score of 700 or greater means your Foreign Language Requirement is fulfilled.
 Latin
LATI 101 no previous Latin, or one or two years of high school Latin and an SAT II Subject Test score of < 480
LATI 102 LATI 101 (taken only after completion of LATI 101)
LATI 103 one or two years of high school Latin and an SAT II Subject Test score of 490-570, or three or more years of high school Latin and an SAT II Test score of < 570
LATI 201 LATI 102 or LATI 103, or two or more years of high school Latin and an SAT II Test score of 580-640
LATI 202 LATI 201

Note:

  1. An SAT II Test score of > 650 means your Foreign Language Requirement is fulfilled.
  2. An AP score of 4 or 5 on the Latin Literature or Vergil exam earns exemption from LATI 201 and 202; 3 credits are earned for a 300-level course determined by the department.
Persian
PERS 101 no previous Persian
PERS 102 PERS 101 or equivalent, or placement test administered by Persian faculty
PERS 201 PERS 102 or equivalent, or placement test administered by Persian faculty
PERS 202 PERS 201 or equivalent, or placement test administered by Persian faculty
Portuguese
PORT 111 working knowledge of another foreign language or some previous knowledge of Portuguese
PORT 212 PORT 111, or equivalent

Note:

Completion of PORT 212 satisfies the Foreign Language Requirement.
Russian
RUSS 101 no previous Russian
RUSS 102 a grade of C- or better in RUSS 101, or placement test and permission of instructor
RUSS 201 a grade of C- or better in RUSS 102 or RUSS 103, or placement test and permission of instructor
RUSS 202 a grade of C- or better in RUSS 201, or placement test and permission of instructor
Spanish
SPAN 101 no previous Spanish, or permission of the Department
SPAN 102 passing grade in SPAN 101 at U.Va., or permission of the Department
SPAN 106 1-2 years of High School Spanish, or SAT II Subject Test score of 420-510, or Orientation Foreign Language Placement exam score of 0-325, or experience in a related foreign language, or 1-2 years of High School Spanish, or permission of the Department
SPAN 201 passing grade in SPAN 102 or SPAN 106, or SAT II Subject Test score of 520-590, or Orientation Foreign Language Placement exam score of 326-409, or 2 or more years of High School Spanish, or permission of the Department
SPAN 202 passing grade in SPAN 201, or SAT II Subject Test score of 600-640, or Orientation Foreign Language Placement exam score of 410-535, or IB Exam score of 5 or 6 (Spanish B, high level only), or permission of the Department

Note:

  1. Your Foreign Language Requirement is fulfilled with a score of 536+ on the UVA placement test, an SAT II Subject Test score of > 650, OR an AP score of 4 or 5, OR a score of 7 on the higher-level IB exam.
  2. All students with previous background in Spanish who did not take the SAT II Subject Test or earn exemption through the Advanced Placement test MUST take the Department's Spanish placement test.
  3. New students must take the online test by June 10.
Tibetan

Note:

Students who have studied Tibetan language in the past at home or in any institution other than U.Va. should take both the written and oral placement test prior to their registration. A day or two before the actual class should be fine. The written test is a two-hour test (a short essay is included) and the oral test is a 30-minute oral interview and a presentation on any topic.

For more information contact Tsetan Chonjore, Director of Tibetan Language Studies, B-022A New Cabell Hall, (434) 924-3701; e-mail:

Urdu
URDU 101 see HIND 101
URDU 102 see HIND 102
URDU 201 HIND 102 or equivalent, or permission of instructor, or placement test by Hindi/Urdu faculty
URDU 202 URDU 201 or equivalent, or permission of instructor, or placement test by Hindi/Urdu faculty

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